ryoti
/ˈrʌɪəti/Now historical
adjective
Of land in Bengal and some other parts of India: held on a permanent tenure in return for the payment of a certain rent.
Origin
Late 18th century. From Bengali rāiyatī from Urdu raʿīyatī tenancy, land allocated for tenancy or its apparent etymon Persian raʿīyatī from raʿīyat + -ī, suffix forming abstract nouns, expressing belonging.
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- fouetté
- fought
- Fou-hsin
- foul
- Foulah
- foulard
- foul ball
- foul brood
- foul hawse
- foul lane
- foul line
- foully
- foul mouth
- foul-mouthed
- foulness
- foul one's (own) nest
- foul play
- foul-smelling
- foul something up (or foul up)
- foul-tasting
- foul-tempered
- foul tip
- foul trouble